Purdue men's basketball notebook: Turnovers frustrate Painter

7:32 PM,
Feb. 23, 2013

Written by

Jeff Washburn

With the ball frequently in the hands of seniors Lewis Jackson, Robbie Hummel and Ryne Smith, the 2011-12 Purdue basketball team led the nation in avoiding those dreaded turnovers.

Entering Sunday's game against Northwestern in Mackey Arena, the Boilermakers rank dead last in Big Ten Conference turnover margin at minus-1.27 a game. Purdue is averaging 12.8 turnovers through 26 games, and opponents are averaging 11.5.

Freshman point guard Ronnie Johnson has been guilty of 66 turnovers in 26 games. By comparison, Jackson turned the ball over 60 times in 35 games during his senior year. ...